recherché
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recherché
- /ɹəˌʃɛɹˈʃeɪ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French recherché; more at French rechercher. Doublet of ricercata.
adjective more recherché · most recherché · recherche
- Sought out and chosen with care; choice; exquisite. Mangostanes, the recherché fruit of the Straits Settlements, are found in the Islands of Mindanao and Sulu.
- Exotic; of rare quality, elegance, attractiveness, etc.
- Precious, pretentious, affected. For quotations using this term, see Citations:recherché.
Talk about this word "recherché." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recherch%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recherché. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recherch%C3%A9 "recherché." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recherch%C3%A9.Cite this
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title = {recherché},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recherch%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
